Covello
(HC) Bonner v. Covello
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 THADDEUS KEITH BONNER, No. 2:20-cv-2102-EFB P Petitioner, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
P. COVELLO, Respondent. 16 Petitioner is a state prisoner without counsel seeking a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner commenced this action on September 2, 2020, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. ECF No. 1. On October 20, 2020, that court determined that venue was proper in the Eastern District of California and transferred the petition to this court. ECF No. 9. The petition does not challenge the underlying conviction; it instead presents various claims concerning the conditions of petitioner’s confinement. Accordingly, it must be dismissed. See Rule 4, Rules Governing § 2254 Cases (requiring summary dismissal of habeas petition if, upon initial review by a judge, it plainly appears “that the petitioner is not entitled to relief in the district…